Banks, Financial Services, Mergers and take-overs

The remaining staff will be offered redundancy payments, Barclays said in a press release on Tuesday. The Vilnius unit had 918 employees in October, according to information from the state social insurance fund Sodra. 

Barclays said the changes in Lithuania are part of an expansion of its strategic relationship with HCL, which becomes the bank's IT services partner worldwide. The two companies have also committed to building their partnership globally, with a special focus on digital workplace services.  

Rahul Singh, president of financial services at HCL Technologies, described the partnership with Barclays as "a significant endorsement of HCL's digital workplace and automation capabilities". 

"We already employ more than 10,000 people in Europe, serving over 200 European clients. This new agreement will see HCL deliver transformational services to both Barclays and other major clients from Lithuania," Singh was quoted as saying in the press release. 

"Many well-known brands have already established their centers in Lithuania and we see good potential here due to the attractive investment climate and specialist talent," he added.

HCL and Barclays expect to finalize the deal, which is yet to be cleared by regulatory authorities, in the first quarter of 2019.